JuraJurassic Region

1. Szlak Orlich Gniazd

2. Ogrodzieniec

3. Pieskowa Skała

4. Bobolice

5. Będzin

Spis Treści (Table of Contents)

Szlak Orlich Gniazd(Trial of the Eagles’ Nests)

Trial of the Eagles’ Nests begins in Cracow and trial end in Częstochowa. Trail has a length of 163.9 km.The Trail of the Eagles' Nests is considered one of

the best tourist trails in PolandThis is the most popular trial in country

Ogrodzieniec Castle Ogrodzieniec Castle is a ruined medieval castle in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland. Rebuilt several times in its history, the castle was originally built in the 14th–15th century by the Włodkowie Sulimczycy family.

Curiosities

According to some investigators of paranormal phenomena, the Ogrodzieniec Castle is a place haunted by mighty dark powers. There have been locally famous reports of the "Black Dog of Ogrodzieniec" being seen

prowling the ruins in the night-time. Witnesses have claimed that the spectre is a black dog much larger than an ordinary dog, and is supposed to

have burning eyes and pull away a heavy chain.

Pieskowa Skala Castle

Pieskowa Skała is a limestone cliff in the valley of river Prądnik, Poland, best known for its Renaissance castle.

It is located within the boundaries of the Ojców National Park, 27 km north of Kraków, near the village of Sułoszowa.

Bobolice Castle

Castle Bobolice is one of the most interesting places in the Eagles' Nests Trail. In the second half of the fourteenth century. It belonged to the defense system of the royal fortress, defending the western border of the country from the Silesia. It was probably destroyed during the Swedish wars in the mid-seventeenth century. With time, the fortress fell into disrepair. To this day with her much less than in neighboring Mirow.

Będzin Castle

Beautifully situated fortress located on a hill on the Black Przemsza. Founded in existing here until the thirteenth century castle. It was an important link in the defense system of the western Polish border against raids from the Silesia and the Czech Republic. Furthest west the castle had to take the brunt of the first hit and the first defense. The building still looks great.

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